The Mansion
The seven acre Barr Mansion was built in 1898 for cotton merchant William Braxton Barr (1864-1902) and his wife Matilda (Tillie) Birdwell (1868-1951), and was designed by Austin architect Charles Page. The home remained in the Barr family until 1980, when Mark and Melanie McAfee fell in love with the mansion and purchased it. [...]
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The Mueller development is centrally located in the heart of Austin, just east of IH35 between Airport Boulevard and East 51st Street. This 711 acre site was left vacant When Austin’s airport relocated in 1999. Upon completion, Mueller will house over 10,000 residents in Garden Homes (Yard Houses), Row Houses, Mixed-use Shop Houses, Multi-unit Mueller [...]
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The Austin Cool House Tour 2008 will take place on Sunday, June 22nd from noon to 6 p.m.
On this self-guided tour, you can visit open houses featuring energy efficient and environmentally sound construction and design homes. You will see that energy efficient houses can be very cool!
Talk to the owners, builders, architects, and installers and [...]
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Georgetown has recently been named the #2 on 100 Best Places to Live and Launch by Fortune Small Business magazine, based on the city’s growing healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors.
Georgetown Village
Own a Green Builders home at Georgetown Village and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the $190’s, this master [...]
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Elm Grove in Buda
Own a Green Builders home at Elm Grove in Buda and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the $180’s, this will afford not only energy savings, but water conservation and healthier living.
The 90 acre Elm Grove neighborhood is situated next to Elm Grove Elementary School and the [...]
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Rutherford West in Driftwood
Own a Green Builders home at Rutherford West in Driftwood and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the upper $300’s and homesites from the $50s, this community has a unique balance of style, progress, and preservation.
Features include:
-Eco friendly furnishings
-40 Year roof shingles
-Rainwater collection and purification systems
-Solar panels [...]
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Everstrand carpet by Mohawk Flooring is made from recycled plastic! It really looks and feels just like regular carpet - I inspected a sample of it today. Amazing stuff I tell you. -Angela
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One in every four plastic bottles recycled in North America become luxuriously soft [...]
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The Sanctuary: Green Urban Austin Living
3601 Manchaca Road
One & Two Bedroom Townhomes from $175k
South Austin’s Newest Green Project
The Sanctuary is a private community of 29 modern townhomes that redefine urban living. These one and two bedroom condos have been meticulously designed with contemporary styling that matches Austin’s hip atmosphere with environmentally friendly aesthetics and features. [...]
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What is a radiant barrier?
Radiant barriers are materials that are installed in buildings to reduce summer heat gain and winter heat loss, and hence to reduce building heating and cooling energy usage. The potential benefit of attic radiant barriers is primarily in reducing air-conditioning cooling loads in warm or hot climates. Radiant barriers usually consist [...]
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Green City Profile: Austin Texas
Several cities across the US are noted for their progressive city governments and citizenry in regards to environmental issues. Known as ‘green cities’, they not only initiate and practice policies that promote clean air and water, but often promote other programs and practices such as alternative energy systems and construction methods.
Austin, [...]
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